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Imivuzo Emihle Yokuhlakanipha
1 Ndodana yami, nxa usamukela amazwi ami
ugcine imilayo yami ngaphakathi kwakho,
2 uvule indlebe yakho izwe ukuhlakanipha
unikele inhliziyo yakho ukuthi izwisise,
3 njalo nxa ucela ukuqedisisa
ukhalela kakhulu ukuzwisisa,
4 futhi ukudingisisa njengokudinga isiliva
ukuphenye njengento eligugu efihliweyo,
5 lapho-ke uzakuzwisisa ukumesaba uThixo
njalo uluzuze ulwazi lukaNkulunkulu.
6 Ngoba uThixo uyapha ukuhlakanipha,
emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ulwazi lokuqedisisa.
7 Abaqotho ubapha ukunqoba,
ulihawu lalabo abahamba bengasoleki,
8 ngoba uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo
avikele ukuhamba kwabathembekileyo bakhe.
9 Yikho uzazwisisa lokho okulungileyo lokuqondileyo lokufaneleyo
zonke izindlela ezinhle.
10 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kuzangena enhliziyweni yakho,
lolwazi lube mnandi emphefumulweni wakho.
11 Ukwazi ukukhetha kuzakuvikela,
lokuzwisisa kuzakulinda.
12 Ukuhlakanipha kuzakusindisa ezindleleni zabantu ababi,
abantu abamazwi abolileyo,
13 abatshiya izindlela eziqondileyo,
bahambe ngezindlela ezilamathunzi,
14 abathokoza ngokwenza okubi
bajabule ngokungcola kokubi,
15 abandlela zabo zitshekile
lokuhamba kwabo kakuqondakali.
16 Kuzakukhulula njalo koyisiphingikazi,
lasemfazini olamazwi akhohlisayo,
17 osetshiye indoda yakhe yobutsha bakhe
wadela isifungo asenza phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
18 Ngoba indlu yakhe iholela ekufeni
lezindlela zakhe zidonsela kwabafileyo.
19 Kakho ongena kuye obuyayo
kumbe aphinde azuze izindlela zokuphila.
20 Ngakho uzahamba ezindleleni zabantu abalungileyo
walele emikhondweni yabaqondileyo.
21 Ngoba abaqotho bazahlala elizweni,
labangasolekiyo bazasala kulo;
22 kodwa izigangi zizasuswa elizweni,
labangathembekanga bazakhutshwa kulo.